Mount Carmel, TN Population

Overview

5,460

Total Population

44.2

Median age

48.06%

Female population %

108.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

52.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

32

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Mount Carmel's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Mount Carmel is 44.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Carmel's population under 18 was 18.28%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Carmel's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Carmel, 14.76% were under the age of 15, 18.96% aged 15 to 29, 46.48% aged 30 to 64, 18.00% aged 65 to 84, and 1.79% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 212 less females than males in Mount Carmel:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.06% females and 51.94% males in Mount Carmel, TN.
The Mount Carmel, TN gender ratio is 108.1:100 i.e. 108.1 men to 100 women (1.081).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 371.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 227.

Mount Carmel's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Carmel population: 97.40% are White, 0.68% are Black or African American and 1.92% are multiracial.
Mount Carmel's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 32 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,428 (99.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Carmel is White with a population of 5,318 (97.40% of the total population).

Mount Carmel's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 5,540 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Carmel's population increased by 520 (10.69%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Carmel's population increased by 84 (1.56%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Mount Carmel's population was lowest in year 2000 at 4,864.